Super Bowl-winning QBs and where they were drafted

The average draft selection of Super Bowl winning quarterbacks is with pick No. 55. Two went undrafted by NFL teams altogether.

By John Boyd

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Drafting a quarterback with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft is no ticket to the Super Bowl. The Texans took David Carr with the No. 1 pick and he flopped. Seattle's Russell Wilson fell all the way to overall pick No. 75 in Round 3 and played in two Super Bowls in his first three years. New England legend Tom Brady was an even bigger steal, getting plucked with pick No. 199 in Round 6.

Check out how far down the draft chart some of these 31 Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks slid. less

Drafting a quarterback with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft is no ticket to the Super Bowl. The Texans took David Carr with the No. 1 pick and he flopped. Seattle's Russell Wilson fell all the way to ... more

Drafting a quarterback with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL... Photo-7428560.77536 - Houston Chronicle

Team: San Francisco 49ersSuper Bowl Won: 29Overall Draft Pick: Pick 1, Round 1 ... of the Supplemental Draft by Cincinnati Bengals. (Young had foregone the regular NFL Draft in 1984 to play for the United States Football League.) less

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Team: San Francisco 49ersSuper Bowl Won: 29Overall Draft Pick: Pick 1, Round 1 ... of the Supplemental Draft by Cincinnati Bengals. (Young had foregone the regular NFL Draft in 1984 to play for ... more